in the shape of

phrase

1

: shaped like

a cookie in the shape of a heart

2

—used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.

They offered help in the shape of a loan.

Examples of in the shape of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The party's invitations were customized in the shape of a dog bone. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026

The sculpture depicts a female figure, her cloak billowing out in the shape of a seed around her and etched with more than 300 global symbols of peace, holding olive branches and surrounded by six children, each representing a continent. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Hammerheads stand out from other shark species by the distinctive shape of their heads, which stick out perpendicular to their bodies in the shape of, well, a hammer. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

The productivity trajectory, in the shape of the letter J, reflects the period when considerable resources are committed to learning and investing in new technologies, with productivity initially dipping before rising exponentially. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the shape of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove